Hong has already introduced a fixed price menu for April, and by May the a la carte options will be almost entirely different…. 43 North’s focus as a ‘modern bistro’ “allows me to essentially play around with different ingredients and different cultures,” Hong said. “American food can be a really wide range. I like to keep things as seasonal as possible, and bring a little more focus to local produce, which we weren’t utilizing as much as I thought we could.”

UPDATED January 24, 2103: There’s an even newer chef at 43 North. As Samara Kalk Derby reports for 77 Square,

Francesca Hong, the restaurant’s executive chef, left after Thanksgiving. She was replaced by Chris Ketarkus, who has worked at the restaurant nearly since its inception two years ago, and before that at Lombardino’s, said owner Shinji Muramoto, of Restaurant Muramoto and Sushi Muramoto acclaim.

For more details and a review of Chef Ketarkus’s work, check out the full piece.